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Superannuation gender gap hits women early

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... $21,889, senior lecturer Carly Moulang said. Ten years later, the gap widened to $18,608 and $81,769 respectively. The younger cohort exhibited more gaps in their contributions most likely due to starting a family around this time, Moulang explained. ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... an opportunity to take action on the millions of Australians missing out on super entitlements - particularly women and younger workers. "The Government could have made these issues a priority by paying super on parental leave, and abolishing the $450 ...

Qantas Super urges women take control of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... 4.8. Only 30% of women rated their retirement confidence at between 7 and 10, and that gender gap widens even further for younger women. Only 21% of women between the ages of 18 and 29 expressed confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement. ...

Younger HNWs splashing on art

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
A new tribe of art collectors is emerging across the globe as younger high-net-worth individuals loosen their purse strings to buy more readily than the old guard, says a new UBS report. Millennials accounted for almost half of the total high end spending ...

Digital engagement boosts investing demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... purposes. Meanwhile, online brokers such as SelfWealth and Stake are gaining traction with online investors, especially the younger generation, research director Recep Peker said. "These new challengers make effective use of online media channels to ...

New reforms to smash major super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... dollar member fee of say $100 per year it can translate into extremely high percentage fee rates," Dunnin said. "It's time younger super fund members stopped having to subsidise older super fund members. It's simply a matter of doing what is fair." Fee ...

Rich families stingier with charities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... generous with over 70% giving to charity. This is followed by 25-49 years old (68.9%), 65 years and older (68.3%). The younger age groups donated less 25-34 years (53.5%), 18-24 years (35.5%). "The current funding of charities is largely reliant on the ...

Group insurance reforms to be tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... The measures being tabled today were lost in that round however, with changes being made to ensure the requirement for younger workers to specifically opt out of paying for life insurance remains. Other reforms passed recently will see the charging of ...

Government carves out super deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... significant concessions to the package. Importantly, the Government's insurance in super carve out - which would have seen younger workers be required to opt-in for insurance within their superannuation - was lost. The move now ensures younger workers ...

Young Aussies backing world's biggest brands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... hottest stocks included Apple, Amazon, Alibaba, Tencent, Netflix, Facebook and Visa. "Australian investors, particularly younger investors, understand that while the Australian sharemarket offers some great opportunities, many critical, fast-growing ...